Michael Anthony Mitchell (January 1, 1956 – June 9, 2011) was an American professional basketball player in the NBA from 1978 to 1988.
Mitchell, who was born in Atlanta, Georgia, launched a 22-year professional basketball career at Auburn University. His professional career began with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but played most of his career for the San Antonio Spurs. Mitchell was a 6'7" and 215 lb. small forward with career averages of 19.8 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game, 1.3 assists per game, a .493 field goal percentage, and a .779 free throw percentage.
Mitchell was a one-time All-Star, in 1981, and was in the top ten in scoring four times and top ten in minutes played three times. Among other career highlights, he led the Spurs in scoring for the 1985 season. This is significant because this was the only season in which George Gervin played on the Spurs and did not lead the team in scoring. Mitchell averaged 22.2 points per game to Gervin's 21.2 points per game.
Mitchell's career average of 19.8 points per game is the 59th best all-time in NBA history, among players with at least 10,000 career points. His 9799 total points for the San Antonio Spurs is 6th highest in franchise history, behind Gervin, Duncan, Robinson, Parker and Silas.
(sources: Wiki, San Antonio Express, AL.com)
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